On Thu, 27 Dec 2012 13:55:20 -0600, Tim Daneliuk
wrote:

On 12/27/2012 11:20 AM, Doug Miller wrote:
Incorrect. There are approximately 30,000 deaths by gun per year in the U.S. It varies from
year to year, but these are the figures for last year:

You're right - I should have stipulated homicides since I do not
believe suicide should be classified as a gun "crime". The

With the stats for the gangs in there, I'll bet the non-gang homicide
number is closer to one thousand. Rule out suicide and gang death and
we have a very, very much smaller figure about which ten percent of
the population is (neuroticly) up in arms (so to speak) over. Yes, I
feel that 1,000 deaths are too many, but people are mean. Make gang
membership a crime punishable by death (since it usually is, anyway)
Kill them before they kill us. shrug


person in question will - tragically - find some way or another
with or without a gun.

Incorrect. The "single most dangerous thing threatening American lives" is either
Marlboros, or Big Macs.

Yeah, those...and MDs. http://tinyurl.com/3t9nyr


OK, fine. But my point stands. The antigunners are attacking a non
problem by punishing the uninvolved and thereby not affecting
the actual criminal perpetrators.

Yeah, that's the worst part.

--
You can either hold yourself up to the unrealistic standards of others,
or ignore them and concentrate on being happy with yourself as you are.
-- Jeph Jacques